Kids Bowl Free Summer Bowling Program Starting Soon....

The Kids Bowl Free Summer Bowling Program is available in our community and we thought that your family might enjoy this great day. Each child receives 2 FREE Games of Bowling Every Day All Summer.
Here's How You Can Register Your Children/Family
1. Go to Kids Bowl Free 
2. Click on the State and then select the bowling center that you'd like to 
participate at. 
3. Register your children to receive Free Bowling all summer long.

Music Monday

Please join us if you can. 

We have a special announcement to reveal! We would like to share it with you!

Parent Council

A reminder that Parent Council will be meeting Tuesday, April 26 at 6:00pm in the school Library.

Reminder

There is no school on Friday. It is an Inservice day for staff.
We are spending the day learning about innovative ways to teach our curriculum in order to focus on the life skills our children need now and in their futures; "The 6Cs: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Character, Citizenship, and Creativity.

We are very proud that our very own Mrs. Kaczmarz has been asked to share her journey into teaching dance with other teachers across our school division. #tappingourpotential

Celebrating Earth Day

We will be celebrating Earth Day at school on Thursday, April 21.

Students will be encouraged to help pick up litter around the school. Classes will be discussing what they can do to contribute to making the Earth better.

The whole school will be participating in the Lights Out challenge where we save electricity by only using natural light for the day! We challenge you to try it too!

Earth Day is on April 22. We hope you come up with ways your family can help the Earth this weekend!

Parent Evening Workshop on Wednesday

 Restitution for Parents, Foster Parents, Grandparents

 Trainer/Facilitator: Ruth Hargrave

Caught in the cycle of ever-increasing punishments to motivate your children or children in your care? Tired of bribing children to behave? Want children to be self-motivated? Learn why children behave, how to set them up for success, & learn concrete tools for tough situations.  Learn to encourage children to take responsibility for their actions & be self-disciplined and improve your relationship with children.  This one day session will help you become more successful in your parenting/care-giving. 

Don’t miss this opportunity of a life-time with a fabulous presenter, parent, & trained facilitator

 Ruth Hargrave.

Stevenson-Britannia Library 

April 20^th, 2016

Times: 6:00 – 7:00 pm

Pizza at 5:45pm

Free Pizza and Childcare Provided

Location:   Stevenson School Library

Fill in the Registration Form below and return to the school as soon as possible.

Registration Form for Parents Name___________________________ Number of People attending (including children)__________ E-mail:___________________________ # of children requiring childcare________

ELECTION DAY

Remember to get out and vote in the provincial election on Tuesday.
Every vote matters. It is important for us to model good citizenship for our children so that they see how they can voice their opinions in the future.

Healthy Reminders

This year, we have had several flus and colds go through our building.

Here's a few reminders to help keep everyone healthy:
Wash your hands often.
Keep highly used surfaces clean and sanitized (tables, doorknobs, water taps...).
Cover your cough.
Eat healthy foods (fruits and vegetables are packed with nutrients we need).
Get the rest you need (children need 10 - 12 hours of sleep every night).
Exercise (even if you don't feel like it)!
Got the flu...stay home.

April is Math Month

To celebrate Math Month, on Wednesday, we had a morning of fun activities that combined math and movement. Ask your child about the games they played. 

Thank you to our school Math Committee for coordinating these great activities and also thank you to our Grade 5 students who led us through the activities. 

Spring is Around the Corner - Hopefully!

With spring weather hopefully coming soon, please remember to send your child(ren) of all ages with extra clothes to school. They can keep them in their lockers. Your child(ren) spend a total of one hour outside each day for recess play time. There are puddles and mud on the playground. We do ask children to remove their footwear at the door if they have mud on their feet, in order to help keep our hallways and classrooms clean. It is also best if your child has a pair of shoes for outdoor play and a clean pair of shoes they can wear indoors. Our Caretaker, Mr. Johnston, and our evening Cleaners, Mr. Lywak and Mr. Amigo work very hard to keep our school in good shape for your children every day. We take great pride in wanting to provide a comfortable, safe, clean environment for our families.

If you ever have any concerns about the school, please call Ms Couch or Ms Amaral at 204-832-1359.

FREE BOOKS

Dear Parents,

We partner with an organization called First Book Canada. In the past few years, we have purchased books for students to take home for summer reading, at a very low cost. Recently, First Book Canada hosted an event where we were able to get free books for students. Today, each student is taking home two free books to keep. We encourage students to lend/trade/give these books to friends, family members, and classmates when they are done reading their books. It is our hope that our students enjoy the books they have chosen and continue to learn that books are for sharing.

Stevenson Staff

Artist in our School

This month, we are very fortunate to be working with Joe Lanceley, or "Tipi Joe", as he calls himself. He is working with all our students. The Kindergarten, Gr. 1,2, & 3s are doing the Seven Teachings in Indigenous culture. The Gr. 4 & 5s are learning all about tipis. Watch this spring for a new addition to our playground! We will be getting a full size tipi. We will use it as an outdoor sheltered classroom. 

Free Parenting Today Workshop

Workshops will be held from 6 – 8 p.m. at Educational Support Services – Jameswood School, 1 Braintree Crescent (off Olive & Ness).  Free pizza supper will be offered from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. and session will take place from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.  To register, please call Arlie Williams-Taylor at 885-9555 or email ptregistrations@sjsd.net

 

               Tuesday, April 26, 2016

 

“Supporting Speech and Language Development at  Home”

 

Presented by: Speech-Language Pathologists, Educational Support Services, St. James-Assiniboia School Division

 

Students who receive speech and language support at school benefit from practice at home.  The purpose of this presentation is to provide parents with simple, quick and easy activities that can be done as a part of the daily routine.  We will provide suggestions for helping your child practice speech sounds and language skills at home.

Summer Camp

See the link below for registration for summer camp with:
HAWK (Hands on Activity Week for Kids) Camp
For more information, contact: Lisa Carriere at Red River College under the department of Aboriginal Student Support & Community Relations.
For ages 9 - 11
Hawk Camp